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Grammar and Language Workbook, Grade 12
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Mechanics
6. William Penn wanted
to call his colony Sylvania
this is the Latin word for
woodland.
7. However, King Charles added the name “Penn” to “Sylvania” to honor William Penn’s
father, a navy admiral.
8. The modest William Penn disliked the idea
he was a Quaker.
9. Many American states
have Native American names, and reflect the settlers’ respect for
the original inhabitants of their states.
10. States with Native American names include, Ohio,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Iowa, and
Wisconsin.
11. Settlers in Ohio, one of the first states to be settled west of the Appalachian Mountains,
saw
a mighty river, and learned to call it by its Iroquois name.
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